Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers were lower 3-10 ; feeder heifers were lower 1-11 ; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s ; slaughter cows were higher 1-2 ; slaughter bulls were lower 1-2

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.13/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$137.13

120 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$22.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.55

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	423	150.72	638	10thin
Medium and Large 2	448	143.28	642	32
Medium and Large 1-2	543	136.51	741	44
Medium and Large 3	407	128.16	521	34

One grade step is worth $22.56/cwt here — about $117 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale120 hd

137.13

—

MS average12 barns · 1,488 hd

130.59

+6.55

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,538	81.83	1,258	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	59.62	706	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	57.97	842	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	45.33	417	10

Every lot, as filed

40 lots · USDA AMS · Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,250	76.00/cwt	70.00–80.00	950	4
Bulls	—	—	1,825	87.66/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,600	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	55.34/cwt	53.00–57.00	567	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	61.40/cwt	57.50–65.00	768	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	57.97/cwt	53.00–62.00	842	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	39.78/cwt	35.00–44.00	318	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	156.69/cwt	150.00–162.50	506	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	124.81/cwt	120.00–129.00	403	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	1,670.83/cwt	1,075.00–2,025.00	19,047	70
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,585.50/cwt	975.00–1,900.00	19,819	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	139.85/cwt	139.00–141.00	747	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	129.07/cwt	115.00–138.00	552	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	145.27/cwt	140.00–150.00	614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	125.35/cwt	122.50–128.00	781	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	135.11/cwt	132.50–137.50	707	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	133.37/cwt	120.00–145.00	431	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	812	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	115.30/cwt	110.00–120.00	430	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	139.71/cwt	139.00–140.00	652	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	112.19/cwt	106.00–118.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	176.40/cwt	172.00–180.00	393	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	137.56/cwt	129.00–145.00	444	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	112.90/cwt	105.00–120.00	478	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	116.41/cwt	112.50–120.00	609	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	109.72/cwt	104.00–115.00	629	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	111.93/cwt	110.00–115.00	522	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	49.03/cwt	45.00–52.00	490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	753	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	124.42/cwt	121.00–127.50	526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	109.66/cwt	105.00–114.00	683	6

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS

Wed May 20, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 496Last week 546Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 83Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 201Last week 84Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	70.00–80.00	76.00
4	—	1,825	80.00–93.00	87.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	53.00–57.00	55.34
24	—	1,250	57.50–65.00	61.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,453	53.00–62.00	57.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	35.00–44.00	39.78
6	—	1,000	45.00–52.00	49.03

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	323	150.00–162.50	156.69
6	—	423	140.00–150.00	145.27
6	—	623	122.50–128.00	125.35
8	—	523	132.50–137.50	135.11
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	450	116.00	116.00
21	—	428	115.00–138.00	129.07
8	—	323	120.00–145.00	133.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	682	124.00	124.00
7	—	534	139.00–141.00	139.85
2	—	645	125.00	125.00
2	—	715	128.00	128.00
3	—	325	157.50	157.50
4	—	381	150.00	150.00
6	—	593	137.00	137.00
2	—	888	105.00	105.00
10	—	467	139.00–140.00	139.71
2	—	415	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	106.00–118.00	112.19
6	—	223	172.00–180.00	176.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	120.00–129.00	124.81
14	—	373	110.00–120.00	115.30
18	—	423	105.00–120.00	112.90
8	—	573	104.00–115.00	109.72
11	—	466	110.00–115.00	111.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	323	129.00–145.00	137.56
10	—	523	112.50–120.00	116.41
6	—	423	121.00–127.50	124.42
6	—	623	105.00–114.00	109.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	124.50	124.50
6	—	368	138.00	138.00
7	—	691	109.00	109.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	70	—	1,140	1,075.00–2,025.00	1,670.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	72	—	1,250	975.00–1,900.00	1,585.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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